A R Rahman behind dropping of Ponniyin Selvan

Nobody knows why and how it happened; but the big news doing rounds in Kollywood is that ace director Maniratnam has abandoned his upcoming film ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ based on the epic novel penned by the late and legendary author Kalki. The film, about the Chola dynasty, was to star Vijay, Mahesh Babu, Aarya, Anushka and Bollywood’s Priyanka Chopra.

The celluloid version of the said novel was